Australian Medical Association - Tasmania

06/02/2026

MEDIA RELEASE: The Australian Medical Association welcomes the announcement that Healthscope hospitals will continue to operate, with the sale and transfer of six hospitals and the remaining 31 to operate under a new not-for-profit structure.

AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen labelled the plan — announced by receivers McGrathNichol — a good outcome for patients, Healthscope staff, doctors and private health insurers.

Read more: https://www.ama.com.au/media/ama-welcomes-plan-keep-healthscope-hospitals-running

05/02/2026

Medics believe the Royal Hobart Hospital needs to move out of its CBD block and a Defence site sell-off is an open door to kick off a conversation. Here’s where the hospital could move to 👉 https://bit.ly/4aw0Squ

02/02/2026

Tasmania needs a modern hospital to support its population. The data clearly shows us that the Royal Hobart Hospital's old infrastructure is not meeting current needs. Building a new hospital close to the current site to improve patient care and efficiency will help address ongoing healthcare issues and ideally lead to cost savings in the long run.

Doctors and nurses say the government’s $520m upgrades at the Royal Hobart Hospital will not meet Tasmania’s future health needs. Read what they want 🏥👉 https://bit.ly/4keKmOX

01/02/2026

The AMA and aged care sector has questioned Tasmania’s $700m hospital funding boost as inadequate, warning patients face continued delays and staff burnout. 👉 https://bit.ly/3MeobMkhave

30/01/2026

The AMA Tasmania welcomes today's announcement of additional national health funding for Tasmania. This is a positive step; however, it does not change the reality on the ground.

While the funding announcement will help reset current base funding levels, it fails to address the decades of underinvestment in health infrastructure, technology, healthcare innovation and reform, competitive recruitment, retention, or training of our healthcare workforce.

We urgently need investment in hospital capacity, medical staffing, diagnostics, patient flow, and critical infrastructure.

The unresolved backlog of unread X-rays shows the risks of delaying essential clinical spending.

The immense workforce pressure shows the cost of under-investing in safe staffing.

The crushed morale shows a system that failed to back its staff.

All quotes can be attributed to the AMA Tasmania President, Dr Michael Lumsden-SteelThe AMA Tasmania welcomes today's announcement of additional national health funding for Tasmania. This is a positive step; however, it does not change the reality on the ground. While the funding announcement will h...

30/01/2026

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29/01/2026

A fundamental transformation in the way health data is managed is needed if Australia is to meet the health challenges of an ageing population, changing disease patterns and increasingly complex health conditions.

Today we launched a report highlighting the inherent dangers in Australia’s isolated and incompatible digital health systems, which lead to delays in patient care and poorer health outcomes.

Read the full release: https://www.ama.com.au/media/fundamental-change-needed-data-management-meet-health-challenges

22/01/2026

Royal Hobart Hospital medical scan backlog is creating a late diagnosis risk warns the Australian Medical Association (AMA). Michael Lumsden-Steel is the AMA the president.
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/hobart-drive/drive/106243196

The Royal Hobart Hospital is facing a significant backlog of medical scans, with at least one patient experiencing a late diagnosis. The AMA and a union say it's a sign of a system facing a range of pressures.

22/01/2026

Find out more about how you can observe this National Day of Mourning: https://www.pmc.gov.au/news/national-day-mourning-victims-bondi-beach-terrorist-attack

22/01/2026

Fresh medical graduates have started work across Tasmania’s hospitals as the state battles to retain doctors and strengthen its healthcare workforce 👉 https://bit.ly/4qtb8p5